Samsung Lions players watch the end of their 8-3 loss to the Kia Tigers in Game 2 of the Korean Series at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of Seoul, on Oct. 23, 2024. (Image courtesy of Yonhap) GWANGJU, Oct.
24 (Korea Bizwire) — In losing the first two games of the Korean Series against the Kia Tigers Wednesday, the Samsung Lions did not come close to resembling the team that pounded out eight home runs and 28 hits over two games last week. As this best-of-seven series shifts to their home in Daegu, 235 kilometers southeast of Seoul, the Lions will be desperately seeking some offense at the very place where their offensive onslaught took place. The Lions lost the suspended opening game of the Korean Series 5-1 at Gwangju-Kia Champions Field in Gwangju, some 270 kilometers south of the capital, and then dropped the second game by 8-3 just hours later.
In Game 2, the Lions outhit the Tigers 12-10. Upon closer examination, though, it’s easy to see that many of them were only empty calories. The Lions hit three singles with two outs in the top of the ninth for their third run with the game already out of reach.
Lewin Diaz led all players in this game with four hits, but none of them came with a runner on base: ditto for Ryu Ji-hyuk and his three hits from the No. 7 spot. And when those two reached, their teammates failed to keep the line moving and sustain pressure on opposing pitchers.
Compare that to the Tigers, who were more relentless and .